Pluot
Pluots,apriums,apriplums,plumcots,plumpicots,orpluclotsare some of thehybridsbetween differentPrunusspecies that are also called interspecific plums. Whereas plumcots and apriplums are first-generation hybrids between aplumparent (P. salicina[1]) and anapricot(P. armeniaca), pluots and apriums are later-generations.[2][3]Both names "plumcot" and "apriplum" have been used for trees derived from a plum seed parent, and are therefore equivalent.
Plumcots and apriplums
[edit]Natural plumcots (also called apriplums) have been known for hundreds of years from regions of the world that grow both plums and apricots from seed.[4]The nameplumcotwas coined byLuther Burbank.[5]The plumcot (apriplum) tree is propagated asexually, primarily bygraftingorbudding.
Pluots
[edit]Pluots/ˈpluːɒt/are later generations of complex hybrid between theJapanese plum,Prunus salicina(providing the greater amount of parentage), and theapricot,Prunus armeniaca.[6][7]The fruit's exterior has smooth skin closely resembling that of a plum. Pluots were developed in the late 20th century byFloyd Zaiger.[8]
Apriums
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Floyd Zaigercreated the aprium, a hybrid cross between apricots and plums but more similar to apricots.[9]Apriums are complex plum-apricot hybrids that show primarily apricot traits and flavor.[2]Apriums resemble apricots on the outside. The flesh is usually dense and notable for its sweet taste due to a high content of fructose and other sugars.[7]Apriums are usually only available early in the fruit season, like apricots and unlike pluots, which include some very late-ripening varieties. Aprium trees grow quickly and are smaller compared to other common home-grown apricots. The fruit is gold, with red coloration. Semi-mature fruit is hard and does not ripen if picked before completely mature.[citation needed]
See also
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- Nectaplum
- Peacotum
- Prunus brigantina,an apricot species with smooth-skinned fruit
- Prunus dasycarpa,an apricot hybrid known as "black apricot" or "purple apricot"
References
[edit]- ^"Zaiger Interspecifics".Dave Wilson Nursery.Retrieved2021-02-20.
- ^abChip Brantley (2009).The perfect fruit: good breeding, bad seeds, and the hunt for the elusive pluot (snippet view).New York: Bloomsbury, USA.ISBN9781608191994.
- ^Brantley, Chip (2009-08-19)."Plu-What? What's the difference between pluots and plumcots".Slate.
- ^Okie, W.R. 2005. Spring satin plumcot. Journal of American Pomological Society. 59(3):119-124.abstract
- ^J. Whitson; R. John; H.S. Williams, eds. (1914). "Chapter 7: How far can plant improvement go? The crossroads — where fact and theory seem to part".Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application.Vol. 1. Luther Burbank Press. pp. 211–244.
- ^"Pluot".Oxford University Press. 1 January 2019. Archived fromthe originalon January 22, 2019.Retrieved20 January2019.
- ^abIngels, Chuck; et al. (2007).The Home Orchard: Growing Your Own Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees.University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. p. 33.
- ^"Okie, W.R. 2005. Spring satin plumcot.Journal of American Pomological Society.59(3):119-124 ".
- ^Garcia, Janis (2018-05-25)."What are apriums and how do you eat them?".Daily Harvest Express.Retrieved2020-09-26.
Who is the mad genius who originally bred the aprium? Floyd Zaiger from Modesto California.
